What Windows version to choose for VPS?

DamageX

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I can choose between:

Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 Enterprise 64bit
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit

Not sure I really need a 64bit platform as I don't require more than 1GB of memory at this point and I doubt I'll ever need to go past 2GB on this specific VPS.

So which one would you recommend and why?
 
I would suggest to take 2008 R2 Standard because it need less resources. If you don't need Enterprise Features, Standard is enough.

W7 Ultimate is not so save as a server OS.
 
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
best wud be that one imo.
 
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I'm a bit old school and still run sbs 2003 at work and on other servers I've worked on. Saying that, my VPS is 2008 and I much prefer it for day to day use. It's pretty much windows 7 in a fancy frock with more twiddly bits.
 
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard probable the best choice
minimum ram 2GB .
it is probable the best choice
don't take the 64 bits version !
 
Take some WS2008 and pay attention to cpu power and how they manage backups.Also gather informations about restrictions(terminal sessions,cpu quota ...Those are more important issues
 
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